Acting · Aiken, South Carolina, USA · Born February 8, 1972
Paul Donald Wight II is a European American professional basketball player, professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as an in-ring performer, and as a commentator for its web television show, AEW Dark: Elevation, under his real name of Paul Wight. He is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1995 to 1999 as The Giant and with WWE from 1999 to 2021 under the ring name Big Show. He is 7’4” and weighs 550 lbs. He wears size 24 10E shoes Wight began his career in 1994. In 1995 he signed with WCW, where, due to his very large frame, he was known by the ring name The Giant (and was initially introduced as "the son of André the Giant"). In early 1999, he left WCW to join WWE. Between WWE and WCW, he is a seven-time world champion, having held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice, the WWE Championship twice, WWE's World Heavyweight Championship twice and the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once, making him the only wrestler who has won all four titles. He is also an 11-time world tag team champion, holding the World, WWE and WCW World Tag Team Championships multiple times with various partners. Having also won the Intercontinental, United States and Hardcore championships, he is the 24th Triple Crown and 12th Grand Slam winner in WWE history. He also won the 60-man battle royal at World War 3 and the 30-man André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 31. He has headlined multiple pay-per-view events for WCW and WWF/WWE since 1995, including the 2000 edition of WWE's premier annual event, WrestleMania. Outside of professional wrestling, Wight has appeared in feature films and television series such as Jingle All the Way, The Waterboy, Star Trek: Enterprise, and two USA Network's comedy-dramas Royal Pains, Psych and the action-drama Burn Notice. He had lead roles in the WWE Studios comedy film Knucklehead and the Netflix sitcom The Big Show Show.
TVTFI Unplugged
2026
as Self
TVWWE's Greatest Moments
2025
as Big Show
MovieNo Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie
2024
as Ham Hand (voice)
MovieAEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
2023
as Paul Wight
TVAll Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023
as Paul Wight
MovieAEW Double or Nothing 2023: The Buy In
2023
as Himself
MovieMarcus
2022
as Gus Hoffman
MovieJohn Cena's Greatest Rivalries
2022
as The Big Show
TVHey! (EW)
2022
as Paul Wight
TVGhosts
2021
as Gorm
MovieAEW All Out 2021
2021
as Paul Wight
MovieAEW Double or Nothing 2021
2021
as Paul Wight
TVWWE's Most Wanted Treasures
2021
as Big Show
TVAEW Dark: Elevation
2021
as Paul Wight
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2020
2020
as Big Show (Appearance)
MovieMeeting the Undertaker
2020
MovieWWE Clash of Champions 2020
2020
as Big Show (Appearance)
TVGAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
2020
as Big Show
TVNickelodeon's Unfiltered
2020
as The Big Show
TVUndertaker: The Last Ride
2020
as Big Show
TVThe Big Show Show
2020
as Big Show
MovieWWE WrestleMania 36: Part 2
2020
as Big Show (Dark Match)
TVThe Best of WWE
2020
as Big show
TVRuthless Aggression
2020
as Big Show
TVFast & Furious Spy Racers
2019
as Palindrome (voice)
TVSteve Austin's Broken Skull Sessions
2019
as Self / Big Show
TVAll Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
as Paul Wight
MovieWWE: World's Strongest Man: The Mark Henry Story
2019
as Big Show / Self
MovieFighting with My Family
2019
as Big Show
MovieWWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
2019
as Big Show
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2018
2018
as Big Show (Ringside)
MovieNXT TakeOver: WarGames II
2018
as (archive footage)
MovieThe Hardys: Woken
2018
MovieWWE Hall of Fame 2018
2018
as Big Show
MovieWWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017
2018
as Big Show
TVHAPPY!
2017
as Big Pink
MovieWWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
2017
MovieWWE SummerSlam 2017
2017
as Big Show
MovieWWE WrestleMania 33
2017
as Big Show (Preshow)
MovieWWE Fastlane 2017
2017
as Big Show
MovieThe Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania
2017
as Big Show (voice)
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2017
2017
as Big Show
TVWWE: Story Time
2016
TVVan Helsing
2016
as Carnage
MovieThe History of The WWE Hardcore Championship
2016
MovieWWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
2016
MovieWWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016
as Big Show (archive footage)
MovieWWE WrestleMania 32
2016
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Fastlane 2016
2016
as Big Show
MovieWWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
2016
as Big Show
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2016
2016
as Big Show
MovieSting: Into the Light
2015
as The Giant
MovieWWE Live From MSG 2015
2015
as Big Show
MovieWWE SummerSlam 2015
2015
as The Big Show
MovieThe Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3
2015
as The Giant
MovieWWE Battleground 2015
2015
as Big Show (Appearance)
TVSwerved
2015
as Big Show
MovieWWE Money in the Bank 2015
2015
as Big Show
MovieVendetta
2015
as Victor Abbott
MovieDaniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
2015
as Big Show
MovieWWE Extreme Rules 2015
2015
as Big Show
TVLip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
MovieWWE WrestleMania 31
2015
as Big Show
MovieThe Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
2015
as Big Show
MovieWWE Fastlane 2015
2015
as Big Show
TVWWE 24
2015
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2015
2015
as The Big Show
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014
MovieWWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
2014
as Big Show
MovieWWE: True Giants
2014
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2014
2014
as Big Show
MovieWWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
2014
as Big Show
TVWWE Rivalries
2014
as Self
MovieWWE Hell In A Cell 2014
2014
as Big Show
MovieLadies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman
2014
as Himself
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
2014
as The Big Show
MovieDaniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
2014
as The Big Show
MovieWWE WrestleMania XXX
2014
as Big Show
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
as Big Show
TVWrestlemania Rewind
2014
as Big Show
MovieSuperstar Collection: Daniel Bryan
2014
as Big Show
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2014
2014
as Big Show
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
2014
as Big Show
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2013
2013
as Big Show
MovieWWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
2013
as Big Show
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2013
2013
as Big Show
MovieThe History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
2013
as Big Show
MovieWWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
2013
as Big Show
MovieWWE Battleground 2013
2013
as Big Show (Appearance)
MovieWWE SummerSlam 2013
2013
as Big Show (Ringside)
MovieWWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
as Big Show
TVTotal Divas
2013
as Big Show
MovieWWE Extreme Rules 2013
2013
as Big Show
MovieWWE WrestleMania 29
2013
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Elimination Chamber 2013
2013
as Big Show
MovieThe Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
2013
as The Giant
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
as The Big Show
MovieWWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
2012
as Big Show
MovieWWE Tribute to the Troops 2012
2012
as Big Show
MovieWWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
2012
as Big Show
The JBL and Cole Show
2012
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2012
2012
as Big Show
MovienWo: The Revolution
2012
as Big Show
MovieWWE Hell In A Cell 2012
2012
as Big Show
MovieThe Rock vs. John Cena: Once in a Lifetime
2012
as The Big Show
TVWWE Main Event
2012
as Big Show
MovieWWE SummerSlam 2012
2012
as Big Show
MovieWWE RAW 1000
2012
MovieWWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
2012
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Money In The Bank 2012
2012
as Big Show
MovieWWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
2012
as Big Show
MovieWWE No Way Out 2012
2012
as Big Show
MovieThe Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
2012
as The Giant
MovieWWE Over The Limit 2012
2012
as Big Show (Appearance)
WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches
2012
MovieWWE Extreme Rules 2012
2012
as Big Show
MovieYou Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
2012
as Big Show
MovieWWE WrestleMania XXVIII
2012
as Big Show
MovieWWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
2012
as Big Show
MovieWWE Elimination Chamber 2012
2012
as Big Show
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2012
2012
as The Big Show
MovieWWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012
as Big Show (archive footage)
MovieWWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
2011
as Big Show
MovieStone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
2011
as Big Show
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2011
2011
as Big Show
MovieWWE Vengeance 2011
2011
as Big Show
MovieWWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
2011
as The Big Show / The Giant
MovieThe Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011
as The Giant
MovieWWE Money in the Bank 2011
2011
as Big Show
MovieThe Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
2011
as Big Show
MovieWWE Capitol Punishment 2011
2011
as Big Show
MovieThe John Cena Experience
2011
as Big Show (archive footage)
MovieWWE Over The Limit 2011
2011
as Big Show
MovieWWE Extreme Rules 2011
2011
as Big Show
MovieWWE WrestleMania XXVII
2011
as Big Show
MovieWWE Elimination Chamber 2011
2011
as Big Show
WWE's Biggest Knuckleheads
2011
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2011
2011
as Big Show
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2010
2010
as Big Show
MovieWWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2010
2010
as Big Show
MovieWWE Bragging Rights 2010
2010
as The Big Show
MovieKnucklehead
2010
as Walter Krunk
MovieWWE Night of Champions 2010
2010
as Big Show
MovieWWE SummerSlam 2010
2010
as Big Show
MovieWWE Money in the Bank 2010
2010
as Big Show
MovieWWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
2010
as Big Show
MovieWWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
2010
as Big Show
MovieWWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches
2010
as Big Show
MovieWWE Over the Limit 2010
2010
as Big Show
MovieMacGruber
2010
as Brick Hughes
MovieWWE Extreme Rules 2010
2010
as Big Show
MovieWWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2010
as Big Show
TVWWE NXT
2010
as Big Show
MovieWWE Elimination Chamber 2010
2010
as Big Show (Ringside)
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2010
2010
as Big Show
MovieThe Rise & Fall of WCW
2009
as The Giant
MovieWWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
2009
as Big Show
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2009
2009
as Big Show
MovieWWE Bragging Rights 2009
2009
as Big Show
MovieLittle Hercules
2009
as Marduk
MovieWWE Hell in a Cell 2009
2009
as Big Show
MovieWWE Breaking Point 2009
2009
as Big Show
MovieWWE SummerSlam 2009
2009
as Big Show
MovieWWE Night of Champions 2009
2009
as Big Show
MovieWWE Extreme Rules 2009
2009
as Big Show
TVRoyal Pains
2009
as Donald Green / The Garbage Collector (as The Big Show)
TVThe Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
as Self
MovieWWE Judgment Day 2009
2009
as Big Show
MovieWWE Backlash 2009
2009
as Big Show (Appearance)
TVWWE Superstars
2009
MovieWWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
as Big Show
MovieWWE No Way Out 2009
2009
as Big Show
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2009
2009
as The Big Show
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
2008
as Big Show
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2008
2008
as Big Show
MovieWWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
2008
as Big Show
MovieWWE Cyber Sunday 2008
2008
as Big Show
MovieWWE No Mercy 2008
2008
as Big Show
MovieWWE Unforgiven 2008
2008
as Big Show (Appearance)
MovieWWE Night of Champions 2008
2008
as Big Show
MovieWWE One Night Stand 2008
2008
as Big Show
MovieWWE: The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment
2008
as Big Show
MovieWWE Backlash 2008
2008
as Big Show
MovieWWE WrestleMania XXIV
2008
as Big Show
MovieThe Undertaker: 15-0
2008
MovieWWE No Way Out 2008
2008
as Big Show (Appearance)
TVBurn Notice
2007
as Griffin Black
MovieWWE: The New & Improved DX
2007
as Big Show
MovieECW December to Dismember
2006
as Big Show
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2006
2006
as Big Show
MovieWWE Cyber Sunday 2006
2006
as Big Show
MovieWWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
as The Giant
MovieWWE Unforgiven 2006
2006
as Big Show
MovieWWE SummerSlam 2006
2006
as Big Show
MovieWWE The Great American Bash 2006
2006
as Big Show
TVPsych
2006
as Big Ed Dixon
TVWWE ECW
2006
as The Big Show
MovieWWE vs. ECW: Head to Head
2006
as Big Show
MovieWWE Backlash 2006
2006
as Big Show
MovieWWE WrestleMania 22
2006
as Big Show
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2006
2006
as Big Show
MovieWWE New Year's Revolution 2006
2006
as Big Show
MovieWWE Armageddon 2005
2005
as Big Show
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2005
2005
as Big Show
MovieWWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
2005
as Big Show
MovieWWE Unforgiven 2005
2005
as Big Show
MovieWWE Judgment Day 2005
2005
as Big Show
MovieWWE WrestleMania 21
2005
as Big Show
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005
2005
as Big Show
MovieWWE No Way Out 2005
2005
as Big Show
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2005
2005
as Big Show
MovieWWE Armageddon 2004
2004
as Big Show
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2004
2004
as Big Show
MovieWWE No Mercy 2004
2004
as Big Show
MovieWWE WrestleMania XX
2004
as The Big Show
MovieWWE No Way Out 2004
2004
as Big Show
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
2004
as Self
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2004
2004
as The Big Show
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
2003
as Big Show
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2003
2003
as Big Show
MovieWWE No Mercy 2003
2003
as Big Show
MovieWWE: Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain
2003
as Self
MovieWWE Vengeance 2003
2003
as Big Show
MovieWWE Judgment Day 2003
2003
as Big Show
MovieWWE Backlash 2003
2003
as Big Show
MovieWWE Wrestlemania XIX
2003
as The Big Show
MovieWWE No Way Out 2003
2003
as Big Show
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Armageddon 2002
2002
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2002
2002
as The Big Show
WWE Super Tuesday
2002
as The Big Show
MovieWWE No Mercy 2002
2002
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Vengeance 2002
2002
as The Big Show
MovieWWE King of the Ring 2002
2002
as Big Show (Appearance)
MovieWWE Judgment Day 2002
2002
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Insurrextion 2002
2002
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002
as The Big Show
MovieThe Rock - Just Bring It!
2002
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Vengeance 2001
2001
as Big Show
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2001
2001
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Rebellion 2001
2001
as Big Show
MovieWWE No Mercy 2001
2001
as Big Show
TVStar Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Orion Slaver
MovieWWE Unforgiven 2001
2001
as Big Show
TVOne on One
2001
as Miles
MovieWWE InVasion
2001
as Big Show
MovieLita: It Just Feels Right
2001
as Big Show
TVWWE Tough Enough
2001
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Judgment Day 2001
2001
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Insurrextion 2001
2001
as Big Show
MovieWWE Backlash 2001
2001
as The Big Show
MovieWWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001
as Big Show
MovieWWE No Way Out 2001
2001
as Big Show
OVW Christmas Chaos
2001
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Judgment Day 2000
2000
as Big Show
MovieWWE Insurrextion 2000
2000
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Backlash 2000
2000
as Big Show
MovieWWE WrestleMania 2000
2000
as Big Show
MovieWWE No Way Out 2000
2000
as Big Show
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2000
2000
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Armageddon 1999
1999
as Big Show
MovieWWE Survivor Series 1999
1999
as Big Show
MovieWWE Rebellion 1999
1999
as Big Show
MovieWWE Unforgiven 1999
1999
as Big Show
TVWWF Jakked
1999
MovieWWE SummerSlam 1999
1999
as Big Show
Goldberg - Who's Next?
1999
as The Giant
MovieWWE Fully Loaded 1999
1999
as Big Show
MovieWWE King of the Ring 1999
1999
as Big Show
MovieWWE Over the Edge
1999
as Big Show
TVWWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
as The Big Show
MovieWWE Backlash: In Your House
1999
as Big Show
MovieWWE WrestleMania XV
1999
as Big Show
MovieWWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House
1999
as The Big Show
MovieWCW Starrcade 1998
1998
as The Giant
MovieWCW World War 3 1998
1998
as The Giant
MovieThe Waterboy
1998
as Captain Insano
MovieWCW Halloween Havoc 1998
1998
as The Giant
MovieWCW Road Wild 1998
1998
as The Giant
MovieWCW Bash at the Beach 1998
1998
as The Giant
MovieWCW The Great American Bash 1998
1998
as The Giant
MovieWCW Slamboree 1998
1998
as The Giant
MovieWCW Spring Stampede 1998
1998
as The Giant
MovieWCW Uncensored 1998
1998
as The Giant
MovieMcCinsey's Island
1998
as Little Snowflake
MovieWCW Souled Out 1998
1998
as The Giant
TVWCW Thunder
1998
as The Giant
MovieWCW Starrcade 1997
1997
as The Giant
MovieWCW World War 3 1997
1997
as The Giant
MovieWCW Fall Brawl 1997
1997
as The Giant
MovieWCW Road Wild 1997
1997
as The Giant
MovieWCW Bash at The Beach 1997
1997
as The Giant
MovieWCW Spring Stampede 1997
1997
as The Giant
MovieWCW Uncensored 1997
1997
as The Giant
MovieWCW SuperBrawl VII
1997
as The Giant
MovienWo Souled Out 1997
1997
as The Giant
MovieWCW Starrcade 1996
1996
as The Giant
MovieWCW World War 3 1996
1996
as The Giant
MovieJingle All the Way
1996
as Huge Santa
MovieWCW Halloween Havoc 1996
1996
as The Giant
MovieWCW Fall Brawl 1996
1996
as The Giant
MovieWCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
1996
as The Giant
MovieWCW Hog Wild 1996
1996
as The Giant
MovieReggie's Prayer
1996
as Mr. Portola
MovieWCW Bash at the Beach 1996
1996
as The Giant
MovieWCW The Great American Bash 1996
1996
as The Giant
MovieWorld Wrestling Peace Festival
1996
MovieWCW Slamboree 1996
1996
as The Giant
MovieWCW Uncensored 1996
1996
as The Giant
MovieWCW SuperBrawl VI
1996
as The Giant
MovieWCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
1996
as The Giant
MovieWCW World War 3 1995
1995
as The Giant
MovieWCW Halloween Havoc 1995
1995
as The Giant
TVMADtv
1995
as Self
MovieWCW Fall Brawl 1995
1995
as The Giant (Appearance)
TVWCW Monday Nitro
1995
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVRaw
1993
as Big Show
TVClash of the Champions
1988
as The Giant
TVWWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
TVWWE Pay Per View
1985
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
